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Recent Examples of victim Investigators have not yet confirmed the relationship between the stabbing victims and suspect. Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 All four crash victims were from Menominee, Wisconsin, about 45 miles northwest of Green Bay, according to the State Police. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025 The Yankees’ closer was the victim of some poor batted ball luck in the inning. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 This article has been updated with the victims' names. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for victim
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Noun
  • In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have crashed into the Hudson and East rivers due to mechanical failures, pilot errors, or collisions, resulting in 20 fatalities.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tillis’s seat will be a top target for Democrats to flip in 2026.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The sturdy build quality ensures durability against small knocks and bumps, which is important for something built with children as its target market.
    Tantse Walter, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The thread that connects each of these characters' stories is the choice between sacrifice and preservation.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Bobby Nash was written in sacrifice and he was built for this.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Orenburg Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said that drones tried to target an airfield, but there were no casualties or destruction.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • South Korea's National Intelligence Service said in March that North Korean forces had suffered around 5,000 casualties, according to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's state media.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Their larvae live in small holes in the turf and wait for their prey to walk by.
    Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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